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Commuters frustrated by expert's Metro praise

A blog post claims the Tyne and Wear network is Britain's most progressive railway.

A Metro train with black and yellow livery on tracks on the blue Metro bridge running between Newcastle and Gateshead

Metro resumes after bridge crash and line damage

Operator Nexus says reduced services between Heworth and South Gosforth are running.

Sandy Lane Roundabout during the floods. Water covers the full three lanes of the roundabout. Two cars are partially submerged and stuck in the road. The water has covered part of the central roundabout and the roads leading from it. A housing estate can be seen in the distance.

Burst water main leaves roundabout submerged

The A189 is closed in both directions while engineers work to repair the leak in north Gosforth.

Wayne O'Neil and his son Finn sitting on a snowmobile with Lisa O'Neil standing next to them. They are all wearing snow suits and woolly hats, but there is no snow on the ground around them. There is a lake in the background.

Family's £3.5k no-snow Lapland holiday misery

Tui should have rescheduled the trip based on weather forecasts, the O'Neil family says.

Mugshot of Cook. He is wearing a blue jumper, has a wispy beard on his chin and short brown hair.

Drug dealer jailed for £1,200 ketamine haul

Police found messages showing Elliott Cook, 23, had dealt drugs since the age of 17, a court hears.

The Gosforth Metro depot in Newcastle. A metal gate bars access to the train yard. A number of its bars are bent. A sign warns people of high voltage overhead wires. A number of brick buildings can be seen in the yard which houses Metro trains.

Metros delayed as trains unable to leave depot

A points failure at the depot means trains are unable to leave the yard which is causing delays.

Power cut causes major Metro disruption

The power cut has been causing a problem with the service's signalling system, Nexus says.

A roof surrounded by trees which has been destroyed by a fire. The edges are blackened and parts of the roof missing, exposing the rooms below.

Park community hub damaged in fire

The Friends of Gosforth Central Park group says it will continue despite the damage.

Newcastle Crown Court, a large crown court building made of brown brick with large glass windows reflected in the River Tyne.

Man sentenced for bike burglary spree

One of the victims tells the court the "intrusion" had caused "sadness and anxiety".